The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-06-25
AMBITION SLEW THE ANGELS
THE ACCOUNT OF AN IDAHO STAGE
ROBBERY GETS INTO THE EAST
ERN PAPERS WITH THE
USUAL RESULT.

son, leader of the band of stage roI
bers in Cassia county, who are no,
enjoying quite an extended respit
from such excitement in the pcni
tertiary at Boise City:
81 was led into this game by tn,
reflection that stage robbery wal
going out of fashion. Lots of tht
boys hadn't been making their salt
Stage after stage had been held III
without getting a nickel, and il
seemed as though all the money in
the country was in the hands of the
bankers, railroad companies and
express companies. | used to live
east and | remembered, that when
nlen in nay line down there wanted
anything they had to bring some
brain work into play, and SO
thought out an elaborate scheme.
got Lovett and Young, when | had
explained the thing to them they
Joined in mighty quick. Now, what
| want to be set Alright on is this:
My scheme was all right, but if
anybody else ever played in worse
luck than did from the beginning
to the end of this case, I'd like to
hear from him.
"As soon as I had put Lovett and
Young on guard down the road | |
fixed up money package, marked
at '$35, O0O,' and after directing it to
myself in care of the First National
Bank of Laramie, Wyo., l handed
it to the agent Of the Pacific Express
company at Albion, and got his re-
ceipt for it. The express had to go
by stage from Albion to Minidoka,
where it caught the Oregon Short
LINE train, and had arranged to
have Loyett and Young hold up the )
coach in great shape, as we thought
at the lime They came out sud
denly on the driver, and made him ,.
throw up his hands and the passen- =
gers get out. Then they seized the ),
express box and made off with it. I
waited awhile, and then, on receiv- ?
ing word from Laramie that nv "
|
package had not arrived, | made :,
demand on the company for my - -
money, threatening a suit in the =,
United States court if it was not a. q,
forthcoming immediately. l gave -
myself heap of style, but it did ]
pot last long. Before l got out of
the office they had me under arrest,
and two days later they brought in ia
Lovett and Young. Just about that
line began to wonder what special fe'
weakness where was in my scheme. yo
found out pretty quick. ID
The agent up at Albion had sus- Ae
'ected that the package did not my
ontaln money, and he had exam SUI
ned it only to discover that it was ca'
al OF paper, but he sent it just the ne'
anne. Then it SO happened that inc
the three passengers on the stage
nat morning one was Judge Hays ial'
nj another was a detective. They al
lst let my boys have all the fun our
icy wanted with them. At the par
me time it was all fixed that , :,
hen | showed up with an indig- ; ;"' !
mt demand for Naturalization 70 +
ey would clap me into jail, and jiffy
at is what they did. The detec- otht
70 had been on Tho +ro;, &c -. it,
i yo;, .,l-, 0'V'' bod
soon as he wanted them. They
ok us to Blackfoot and it was 50 Va ga,
ere we broke Jail. every eve :
ITO show you something about r rshsa
TX that perhaps you never thought my yns !,
before | want to say about this 50 s@ s%at
'aking Jail that we hadn't gone S 'sss a.
ire than three miles from town drug s.
ore we stirred up party of fifty On
oshone Indians wild &c colts high
o took us for horse thieves and
lsed us over four or five counties, OF Ron
| ~,
IL we finally circled around and leas
k refuge in their camp, where sal sails sa Ii
y kept up such an internal rack Several
that before another day had King,
sed every white man for hun BY LitS
1 miles was at hand. As soon The
| saw what a devil of fix a1s an n